What is another word for hold on?
Synonyms for hold on
hold on
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Princeton's WordNet
grasp, hold onverb
hold firmly
Synonyms:
dig, apprehend, hang on, persevere, savvy, hang in, stop, keep, persist, grok, compass, get the picture, comprehend, grasp, hold the linehold on, stopverb
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
"Hold on a moment!"
Synonyms:
block up, stop over, halt, hang on, hang in, give up, arrest, block off, hold back, end, finish, keep, lay off, turn back, grasp, hold the line, break off, break, block, stop, blockade, bar, cease, barricade, persist, discontinue, contain, persevere, kibosh, intercept, terminate, quit, checkpersevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Synonyms:
hang on, run, stay, keep, die hard, append, hang in, tack, persist, tag on, tack on, prevail, persevere, remain, endure, grasp, stop, hold the linehang on, hold the line, hold onverb
hold the phone line open
"Please hang on while I get your folder"
Synonyms:
append, hold the line, hang on, tag on, hang in, tack, keep, persist, persevere, stop, tack on, graspkeep, hold onverb
retain possession of
"Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, stop, hang on, go on, keep, restrain, hold back, observe, persist, save, hold, prevent, hang in, retain, persevere, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, hold the line, grasp, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh
Dictionary of English Synonymes
hold on
Synonyms:
(Active.) continue, maintain, keep up, push forwardhold on
Synonyms:
(Neuter.) cling, stick, hold fast, keep hold ofhold on
hold on
Synonyms:
persevere, persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go on, keep on, keep one's course, keep or maintain one's ground, stick to it, not give it up, stand fast, stand firm
Suggested Resources
hold on
Read the full text of the Hold On poem by missionwork2 on the Poetry.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#317 | end | |
#400 | save | |
#656 | keep | |
#672 | run | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1618 | break | |
#1662 | block | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2590 | remain | |
#2674 | finish | |
#2700 | contain | |
#5628 | proceed | |
#6027 | quit | |
#6691 | celebrate | |
#6750 | preserve | |
#6857 | retain | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7591 | observe | |
#7788 | dig | |
#10518 | terminate | |
#10647 | compass | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#11444 | cease | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#13468 | savvy | |
#13959 | halt | |
#15194 | tack | |
#16874 | append | |
#17822 | prevail | |
#17899 | endure | |
#18561 | persist | |
#19862 | intercept | |
#21181 | comprehend | |
#22808 | discontinue | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#30094 | restrain | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#51937 | persevere | |
#53441 | apprehend | |
#64307 | grok | |
#229254 | kibosh |
How to use hold on in a sentence?
The real truth is those people are idiots, there's always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold on to what was before. But those people die off like dinosaurs. I think the goal is to pay them no mind, march forward and embrace the growth that makes us human.
Donald Trump obviously still has a hold on a good bit of Republican Party, but I think that hold is certainly weakening, just speaking with activists on the ground and seeing what happened in Virginia, you can tell that Republican Party still values electability, and since the former President lost, his brand is not as associated with electability.
And we’re holding on to the last rung, and those fists are being trampled on by all those three above and still we hold on.
The poor child couldn't hold on.
I think it's important to point out that the Biden approach was very different in the sense that it looks, as far as we can tell, that it was inadvertent, that these documents were in these locations, when they were discovered, they were immediately provided to the archives or to the Justice Department. There was no effort to hold on to them, no effort to conceal them, no effort to obstruct the Justice Department's investigation.
Translations for hold on
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- hold fastDanish
- warten Sie mal, wartenGerman
- περίμενεGreek
- esperarSpanish
- صبر کنPersian
- säilyttää, odottaa, pitää kiinniFinnish
- garder, accrocherFrench
- kitartásHungarian
- սպասիրArmenian
- tahanIndonesian
- resistiItalian
- どっこいJapanese
- ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ತಡಿKannada
- et arripueritLatin
- vasthouden, wachtenDutch
- vent littNorwegian
- [[esperar]] [[um pouco]]Portuguese
- stai așaRomanian
- väntaSwedish
- ค้างไว้Thai
- sandali, pahawak, hawak, pabantay, patagoTagalog
- האלט אןYiddish
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